All Issues
24,993 verified issues
How do I prevent Linux services from auto-starting?
I have recently migrated from Windows to Linux (xubuntu) I am a developer and have installed everything I need, LAMP. In Windows I used to turn off all unnecessary services - I don't need the Apache or MySQL service running all the time. Whenever I needed MySQL I used to use: How do I do the same i…
How to copy Cyberduck bookmarks to another MacBook?
Got a new MacBook, how can I copy Cyberduck bookmarks from my old MacBook?
Is there any free *.diff file viewer?
Is there any free software that will run on Windows 7 to show syntax highlighting for files generated from comparing files? I don't want to compare files, just view the highlighted output from software which has already compared two files.
How do I get ftype & assoc to match Windows Explorer?
I changed the association to use upon launching a file, via Windows Explorer: Tools -> Folders -> File types. Then browse to . Change the association to Wordpad. Now when I type the name of a py file in the command line, Wordpad opens it. But and in the command line still return the following: How …
Best way to save ink in inkjet printer when rarely used?
I have a semi-nice printer that I use occasionally (say once every 1-4 weeks), with times where I won't touch it for a while then one day print a bunch of pictures or just documents. The use though is so infrequent that previous inkjet printers have had their ink dry up and become useless. There's …
What is "C1E support" on my AMD CPU?
I'm building a new computer and have found the following options in the BIOS on the "CPU Feature" screen: AMD Cool'n'Quiet C1E Support SVM Support I understand what "Cool'n'Quiet", and "SVM Support" are, and besides the BIOS and the motherboard manual have decent explanations. (I'm including those …
How to change some of the numbers in word to be arabic numbers within Word
I have a Word document. It has two parts: one English and one Arabic. The problem is that all the numbers are English numbers [0123456789], but I want the Arabic part's numbers to be Arabic numbers [٠١٢٣٤٥٦٧٨٩]. How can I do that in Word 2007 or 2010? Since I didn't receive any response I created a…
How do I extract an ISO on Linux without root access
I have a large ISO file on a server, and I need to access the file in it, without having root access. Thus, I can't simply mount it. What should I do to be able to extract an ISO on LInux without root access?
GRUB: how find partition number (hd0,x)?
i am playing with grub and i change the root using: how can i know what's x for ? the problem is that in Gparted view, the order is not like sda5, sda6, sda7, ... but the order is like: sda6 sda9 sda10 sda7 sda8 so what's x for ?
How to save a bookmark in Firefox with POST data?
I would like to save as a Firefox bookmark a page which is not accessible using GET. The only way to retrieve the page is to send some POST data. For example, I would like to bookmark a Chronopost parcel tracking page, which only allows POST for entering parcel numbers. Does anyone know a Firefox e…
Notepad++ Jump between opening and closing html tags
If I've currently got a html tag highlighted in Notepad++, is there a way to automatically jump to the closing tag and vice-versa?
How can I automatically set write permissions on mounting a usb drive in linux?
When I mount an external usb drive on linux (CentOs4), the permissions are by default set to read-only. Since there are multiple users on the computer who need to use the external drive, I want everybody to have permission for the entire drive. I also want them to be able to mount the drive if the …
Getting information from an armored gpg public key file
When given a file with an armored public GnuPG key, i.e. a file ( ) that was created with: What is the best way to get information such as the finger print in that file, without importing it into my keyring? The best way I found so far (and I am not happy with) is: Naturally, I grepped the gpg man …
How can I print a textfile on the command prompt in Windows?
How can I print the content of a textfile on the command prompt in Windows? In Linux I can do this with , or What is the command for this in Windows?
How to force Network Manager to rescan connections?
How to force Network Manager in Ubuntu to rescan wireless connections? After closing my laptop, network manager does not see new wireless connections. Is there any bash command to force rescan? does not help.
What is the keyboard shortcut to enter address bar of Windows Explorer in the German version of Windows 7?
I open Windows Explorer mostly by using the Win+E shortcut. I want to enter the folder directly after Windows-Explorer opened but for that I have to use the mouse, click to the address bar and then I can start typing. How can I achieve this via the keyboard in Windows 7? I am aware of a similar que…
How do I calculate clock speed in multi-core processors?
Is it correct to say, for example, that a processor with four cores each running at 3GHz is in fact a processor running at 12GHz? I once got into a "Mac vs. PC" argument (which by the way is NOT the focus of this topic... that was back in middle school) with an acquaintance who insisted that Macs w…
tail -f not tracking file changes
I was recently looking into using to monitor some text files like so: . However, when I did some testing, it doesn't seem to work. What I did was I created a new file and ran: Then, I opened the log in vim and did some editing, saved it, and it seems that tail is not "seeing" the change. The weird …
Switch monitors from the command line
Since I found a different method to achieve my goal, and since no answer was posted to my previous question, I've changed the question to match the answer I found. Is there a way to turn off my laptop's monitor and turn on the external monitor(and vice-versa) entirely from the command line?
Tab-completion with directories/links
I have this problem with tab-completion in terminal in both archlinux and ubuntu: I have a link which links to a directory named "something" in my home directory. Now when I open a terminal and want to do something with that directory, let's say just , I'd type and then hit tab because now "somethi…